Our People

Our People



Ama Bemma Adwetewa-Badu

Ama Bemma
Adwetewa-Badu

Assistant Professor of English
Jennifer Arch​​

Jennifer
Arch​​

Teaching Professor in English​
G'Ra Asim

G'Ra
Asim

Assistant Professor of English
Mary Jo Bang

Mary Jo
Bang

​Professor of English
​Margaret Guinn Batten​

​Margaret Guinn
Batten​

​Associate Professor of English Director of Honors in English
Hester Blum headshot

Hester
Blum

Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Professor of English Professor of Environmental Studies (Courtesy Affiliation)
​J. Dillon Brown

​J. Dillon
Brown

Associate Professor of English Associate Chair, Department of English
Eduardo C. Corral

Eduardo C.
Corral

Associate Professor of English
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​Bethany
Daniels

​Senior Lecturer in English
​Kathryn Davis

​Kathryn
Davis

Hurst Writer in Residence
​Danielle Dutton

​Danielle
Dutton

Professor of English Director, Creative Practice Workshop
Pronouns: she/her
​Gerald Early

​Gerald
Early

​Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters , Professor of African & African American Studies & English
Jonathan Eburne

Jonathan
Eburne

J.H. Hexter Professor in the Humanities
Zachariah Ezer

Zachariah
Ezer

Assistant Professor of Performing Arts
Erin Finneran

Erin
Finneran

Senior Lecturer, Modern Irish and English Literature
​Kathleen Finneran

​Kathleen
Finneran

Senior ​Writer in Residence
Julius B. Fleming Jr.

Julius B.
Fleming Jr.

Associate Professor of English
Eileen  G'Sell

Eileen
G'Sell

Teaching Professor in College Writing
Rin Henderson

Rin
Henderson

Senior Lecturer in English Director of Advanced Writing
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​Robert
Henke

​Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature
Gabi Kirilloff

Gabi
Kirilloff

Assistant Professor of English pronouns: she/her/hers
​Marshall  Klimasewiski

​Marshall
Klimasewiski

​Senior Writer in Residence
Joe Loewenstein

Joe
Loewenstein

Professor of English​ Director of Undergraduate Studies, Comparative Literature
Director of the Humanities Digital Workshop and the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities
Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)
Phillip Maciak

Phillip
Maciak

Senior Lecturer in English and American Culture Studies
William J. Maxwell

William J.
Maxwell

Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature , Professor of English and African and African American Studies
Thembelani (Themba) Mbatha

Thembelani (Themba)
Mbatha

Assistant Professor of African & African American Studies Assistant Professor of English (Courtesy Affiliate)
Dwight A.  McBride

Dwight A.
McBride

Gerald Early Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies, Professor of English
Executive Director of CRE2,
Senior Advisor to the Chancellor

​William McKelvy

​William
McKelvy

​Associate Professor of English
Edward McPherson

Edward
McPherson

Associate Professor of English Director of English Undergraduate Studies
Pronouns: he/him/his
Heather McPherson

Heather
McPherson

Senior Lecturer in English
​Melanie Micir

​Melanie
Micir

​Associate Professor of English
Bernadette Myers

Bernadette
Myers

Assistant Professor of English Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (Courtesy Affiliation)
Michael O'Bryan

Michael
O'Bryan

Senior Lecturer
Anca​ Parvulescu

Anca​
Parvulescu

Liselotte Dieckmann Professor in Comparative Literature , ​Professor of English
​Amy Pawl​

​Amy
Pawl​

Teaching Professor in English​ Director of Children’s Studies
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​Stephanie
Pippin​

​Senior Lecturer in English
Shannon Rabong

Shannon
Rabong

Assistant Director, The MFA Program
Danielle Ridolfi

Danielle
Ridolfi

Children Studies Lecturer
Martin Riker

Martin
Riker

Teaching Professor in English Director of the Publishing Concentration
Jessica Rosenfeld

Jessica
Rosenfeld

Associate Professor of English
​Wolfram Schmidgen​

​Wolfram
Schmidgen​

Professor of English​ Director of English Graduate Studies
David Schuman

David
Schuman

Director of Creative Writing Teaching Professor in English
Pronouns: he/him
​Vincent Sherry

​Vincent
Sherry

Howard Nemerov Professor in the Humanities , Professor of English​
Matthew Shipe

Matthew
Shipe

Teaching Professor in English
Claire Sommers

Claire
Sommers

Lecturer, Departments of Performing Arts and English Director of Undergraduate Studies of Drama
Victoria Thomas

Victoria
Thomas

Teaching Professor in English
Matthew Thompson

Matthew
Thompson

Lecturer in English
​Abram Van Engen

​Abram
Van Engen

Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities , Chair of the Department of English Director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
Professor of Religion and Politics (by courtesy)

Dwight A.  McBride

  • Gerald Early Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies,
  • Professor of English
    Executive Director of CRE2,
    Senior Advisor to the Chancellor

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​Abram  Van Engen

  • Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities
  • Chair of the Department of English
  • Director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
    Professor of Religion and Politics (by courtesy)

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